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• Maharashtra: The Indians taking on giant Saudi-backed refinery

  15-06-2023 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of villagers are protesting plans for the world's largest refinery in Maharashtra.
  
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• Sudan: paramilitary forces blamed for assassination of West Darfur governor

  15-06-2023 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Khamis Abdallah Abbakar was murdered hours after criticising Rapid Support Forces on television Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been blamed for the assassination and mutilation of a senior government official, amid growing reports of mass killings in the restive Darfur region in the country’s devastating war.Khamis Abdallah Abbakar, the governor of West Darfur, was murdered this week just hours after he gave an interview to a Saudi-owned TV station in which he cr
  
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• Greece boat disaster: ‘People are waiting for any piece of good news’

  15-06-2023 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives are desperately searching for those believed to have been on a migrant boat that sank on 14 June.
  
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• Messi mania grips crowd at China’s Workers’ Stadium

  15-06-2023 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fans paid between $400 and $680 but one told the BBC that "the ticket was definitely worth the price".
  
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• Quiz of the week: What was blamed on Beyoncé?

  15-06-2023 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• US midwest braces for smoky skies as Canadian wildfires rage on

  15-06-2023 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Air quality alerts issued in Minnesota and Wisconsin with winds expected to blow airborne pollution from Ontario blazes south The smoke-filled skies seen across US cities last week are set to make another appearance, as Canadian wildfires rage on and winds are bringing the airborne pollution south and again triggered fears over risks to health.Air quality alerts were issued on Wednesday for the entire state of Minnesota and large parts of Wisconsin. This time, the culprit is a series of wildfire
  
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• U23 Giro d'Italia: 31 riders disqualified for holding on to team cars and motorbikes

  15-06-2023 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British cyclist Noah Hobbs is one of 31 riders disqualified from the U23 Giro d'Italia for cheating.
  
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• Manchester United takeover: Club still negotiating sale with multiple parties

  15-06-2023 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Negotiations around the potential sale of Manchester United are still taking place with multiple parties.
  
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• Kwara boat capsize: Mothers die trying to save children in Nigeria

  15-06-2023 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people drowned when the wooden boat they were using to cross the River Niger capsized.
  
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• Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold, BBC told

  15-06-2023 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off Greece say as many as 750 people may have been on board.
  
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• Neuschwanstein: US man held after fatal attack at German castle

  15-06-2023 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old is suspected of killing a women by throwing her from a hill near Neuschwanstein castle.
  
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• Glenda Jackson: Oscar-winning actress and former MP dies aged 87

  15-06-2023 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actress and former MP had completed a film with Sir Michael before her death aged 87.
  
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• Cyclone Biparjoy: India, Pakistan evacuate more than 170,000

  15-06-2023 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forecasters say Cyclone Biparjoy has begun to make landfall in India.
  
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• WATCH: Intense hail batters Arkansas lakes as severe storms move through region

  15-06-2023 17:01
  
  Parts of Arkansas were hit by large hail as severe thunderstorms rolled through the region.
  
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• Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Partygate, MPs find

  15-06-2023 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But the former PM says the committee has reached a "deranged conclusion" that was "patently absurd".
  
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• Bill Cosby: Nine women sue former comedian in Nevada over sexual abuse

  15-06-2023 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The women accuse the former star of using his "enormous power, fame and prestige" to target them.
  
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• Argentina 2-0 Australia: Lionel Messi scores fastest career goal in Beijing friendly

  15-06-2023 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi scores his fastest career goal as Argentina comfortably beat Australia in a friendly in Beijing.
  
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• Peru archaeology: Ancient mummy found under rubbish dump

  15-06-2023 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists first spotted the hair of the 3,000-year-old mummy at the site of a rubbish dump.
  
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• Sudan conflict: West Darfur governor killed after genocide claim

  15-06-2023 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Khamis Abakar blamed paramilitary forces for West Darfur's ethnic violence hours before his abduction.
  
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• Jude Bellingham says his 'heart was close to stopping' when he found out about Real Madrid interest

  15-06-2023 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England midfielder Jude Bellingham says he had "goosebumps" and his "heart was close to stopping" when he was told Real Madrid wanted to sign him.
  
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• The Ashes 2023: Ben Stokes has confidence he can bowl for England against Australia

  15-06-2023 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Ben Stokes says he has "real confidence" he can play his part as a bowler in the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• 50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion

  15-06-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  Just as hip-hop revolutionized music forever, so did the iconic fashion that spun out of it, birthing a legion of savvy, entrepreneurial designers. As corporate fashion and luxury brands took notice, how did these designers maintain their space in the ever-growing streetwear market? This is their story.
  
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• Greek shipwreck highlights divided Libya’s inability to stem flow of refugees

  15-06-2023 14:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Absence of unified Libyan national government leaves Europe lacking effective allies to tackle people-smuggling tradeThe mass drowning of refugees heading from Libya for Italy as their large boat capsized off the coast of Greece underlines Libya’s continuing power vacuum and the inability of its divided leaders to deliver on their promises to stem the profitable people-smuggling trade. It is striking that the ship sailed from the eastern port of Tobruk, a city where local leaders have moun
  
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• Ice cream man's delight as Haaland boards van

  15-06-2023 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man City ace Erling Haaland stunned an ice cream seller when he climbed onboard for a frozen treat.
  
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• Ed Sheeran: Ipswich hacker who stole songs told to pay £100k

  15-06-2023 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adrian Kwiatkowski is told to pay the money, half of which is in bitcoin, after he was jailed.
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu suffers rebellion in vote linked to Israeli judicial overhaul

  15-06-2023 13:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Political chaos weakens prime minister as he pursues controversial changesA rebellion by members of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, government in an important vote related to controversial judicial changes has dealt the longtime leader a political setback, bringing divisions in his coalition to the fore and scuppering compromise talks with the opposition.The Knesset was expected on Wednesday to elect two political representatives to Israel’s nine-member judicial sel
  
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• ‘The people don’t want us’: inside a camp for Iraqis returned from Syrian detention

  15-06-2023 12:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: As Iraq steps up transfers from al-Hawl, speaking to returnees raises questions over a process mired in complexitiesThe Iraqi government plans to accelerate the repatriation of its nationals with confirmed or suspected ties to Islamic State (IS) from north-east Syria, in a politically charged process that has ignited a struggle for power and money while highlighting the challenges of reintegrating a partly radicalised population.After months of deadlock, about 650 civilians, mostly wo
  
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• Kwara boat accident: 100 dead and more missing in Nigeria

  15-06-2023 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vessel was carrying around 300 passengers travelling from a wedding ceremony in Kwara state.
  
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• Glum Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety

  15-06-2023 11:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Photos shared on social media show students draping themselves over park benches or stairs in poses of dejectionAs millions of young people in China graduate from university this month, the traditional pictures of joyful students throwing their hats and gowns into the air have been replaced by photos of them lying on the ground or throwing their degree certificates into the bin.Some photos show students draping themselves over bridges or park benches in poses of dejection. In others, students li
  
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• Rammstein: German police open sex offence investigation into Till Lindemann

  15-06-2023 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of women have alleged they were recruited for sex with singer Till Lindemann at concerts.
  
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• Indian wrestling federation chief charged with sexual harassment

  15-06-2023 11:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Charges follow months of complaints against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by country’s top wrestlersPolice in India have filed charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against the chief of the country’s wrestling federation, a member of parliament with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), following complaints by female wrestlers.The public prosecutor Atul Srivastav read out the charges against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at a court hearing in Delhi. If c
  
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• Premier League fixtures: Man City away to Burnley, Chelsea host Liverpool, Luton at Brighton

  15-06-2023 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champions Manchester City will kick off the new Premier League season on Friday, 11 August at promoted Burnley - managed by their former captain Vincent Kompany.
  
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• First look inside Banksy's new exhibition in Glasgow

  15-06-2023 08:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The graffiti artist's first solo exhibition for 14 years is being held at Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art.
  
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• US military will have ‘unimpeded’ access to Papua New Guinea bases under new security deal

  15-06-2023 07:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Deal signed last month gives US ‘exclusive use’ of parts of bases, as Palau PM says he has asked US to step up patrols after Chinese incursions into its waters The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a landmark security pact that is part of Washington’s efforts to outflank China in the Pacific.The full text of the deal was tabled in Papua New Guinea’s parliament on Wednesday evening and obtained by AFP, shedding light on deta
  
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• Watch: Tourist fights off feisty kangaroo in Australia

  15-06-2023 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An American tourist came to a local woman's aid when the animal became aggressive at a sanctuary.
  
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• Ukraine war: The challenges of training F-16 pilots

  15-06-2023 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC goes to a Nato air exercise to see the challenges in training Ukrainians on F-16 fighters.
  
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• Cyclone Biparjoy: more than 100,000 evacuated in India and Pakistan as storm nears

  15-06-2023 03:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Cyclone Biparjoy, which means ‘disaster’ in Bengali, is expected to make landfall on Thursday eveningMore than 100,000 people have been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall on Thursday of a “very severe cyclonic storm”.Biparjoy, a cyclone whose name means “disaster” in Bengali, is making its way across the Arabian Sea and is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening, government weather monitors said. Continue reading...
  
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• Tornadoes reported as rare June severe weather outbreak hits Southeast

  15-06-2023 03:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  There were seven reports of tornadoes, some with damage, and other reports of high winds Wednesday as rare volatile weather in June hit parts of the Southeast and the Gulf Coast, forecasters said.
  
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• Five meerkats dead in suspected dye poisoning at Philadelphia Zoo

  15-06-2023 03:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials say a substance used to mark them might be to blame for the deaths at Philadelphia Zoo.
  
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• Remains found stuffed in garment bag 45 years ago in rural Nevada ID'd as Ohio woman

  15-06-2023 03:02
  
  Nevada State Police say recent DNA testing has enabled the identification of human remains found 45 years ago inside a garment bag in a small town two hours northeast of Reno
  
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• Australia seeking to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

  15-06-2023 03:02
  
  Australia’s House of Representatives has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds
  
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• Bill Cosby sued in Nevada by 9 women who accuse him of sexual assault

  15-06-2023 02:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nine women filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby in Nevada on Wednesday, just weeks after the state passed a law eliminating the statute of limitations for civil cases.
  
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• 2 Americans found dead at hotel in Mexico's Baja California Sur

  15-06-2023 02:37
  
  Police in a seaside community on Mexico's Baja California peninsula say two Americans have been found dead in their hotel room
  
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• Daniel Penny indicted by N.Y. grand jury in Jordan Neely subway death

  15-06-2023 02:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  New York City grand jurors on Wednesday indicted Daniel Penny in the death of fellow subway rider Jordan Neely, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• Man who wanted to kill gay people when he opened fire in a Montana town is sentenced

  15-06-2023 02:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Montana man who fired an AK-style rifle at the home of a lesbian woman and said he wanted to “get rid of” gay people in his small town was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday, prosecutors said.
  
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• University of Delaware agrees to settle class-action suit over COVID campus shutdown

  15-06-2023 02:21
  
  The University of Delaware has agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit over its campus shutdown and the halting of in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• WATCH: Wild platypuses duke it out in Tasmania

  15-06-2023 02:05
  
  Two wild platypuses were caught on camera engaging in combat which the local resident who captured the footage believes was a fight over territory.
  
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• If Trump isn't a spy, why is he being charged under the Espionage Act?

  15-06-2023 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Few cases involving the US Espionage Act revolve around suspects accused of acting on behalf of a enemy.
  
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• Parents of girl who drowned at water park file lawsuit

  15-06-2023 01:42
  
  The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at a Kansas City water park allege in a lawsuit that the park hires young, inexperienced lifeguards and fails to adequately train them
  
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• A viral video of a 'reckless' robotaxi caused an uproar in San Francisco. Police say the internet got it wrong.

  15-06-2023 01:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police say a viral video that sparked condemnation of the city’s self-driving taxis may have been taken out of context and unfairly ignited a firestorm of controversy around the self-driving vehicles.
  
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